Antibacterial and membrane damaging activity of Livistona chinensis fruit extract

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2429-2434

  Kaur, Gurpreet ^a   Singh, Raman Preet ^a  

^a Akal College of Pharmacy and Technical Education   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Livistona chinensis; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

ASTRINGENT AGENT; DNA; ENZYME; LIVISTONA CHINENSIS EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN;

ACID PRECIPITATION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL DEATH; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRUIT; LEUKOCYTE; LIVISTONA CHINENSIS; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARECACEAE; CELL MEMBRANE; FRUIT; LEUKOCYTES; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; POTASSIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LIVISTONA CHINENSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 46549087984     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.03.026     Document Type: Article

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